Colin Holden on Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Portrait
Colin Holden notes how this portrait of Piranesi as an ancient Roman reflected Piranesi's values.
History & politics52Collection insights43Exhibitions36Australian history32Artists & writers30art26Family History Feast25Popular culture18art & design18world of the book17Culture17printmaking15WWI14literature14illustration13Family history13war13military13architecture13world of the book13State Library Victoria12performance12Big ideas under the dome12children's books11Australian history11family history feast11books11Rome: Piranesi's vision11Giovanni Battista Piranesi11rare books9creative fellows8History of the book8human rights7creative fellows7Victorian history7family history7music7Writing the war7Poetry Slam6artists' books6cultural history6library6education6literature6Foxcroft Lecture6Library collections6library fellowships6fellowships6digital technology6Exhibition talks & tours5Melbourne5WWII5social justice5poetry5Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture5Library collections4foxcroft lecture4author in conversation4culture4journalism4history4Multicultural history4performance4artists and writers4poetry slam4Redmond Barry Lecture4one object many stories4indigenous people4library fellowships4author in conversation4Redmond Barry lecture4collections3Environment3Making Public Histories3velvet iron ashes3Gusto!3storytelling3exhibitions3food3Artists' books3White Night3literacy3youth literature3Collection insights3Don Grant Lecture3persian manuscripts3culinary history3gender issues3history of the book3genealogy3victorian history3Ned Kelly3interior design2health2Journalism2Gallipoli2australian literature2Fromelles2victoria gallery2art2Exhibitions & tours2food2fellowship2design2Indigenous Australians2rare books2India2music2world war one2velvet iron ashes2pop culture2spoken word2library fellows2family history records2diaries and manuscripts2web2victoria gallery2books2Law2book printing2Ned Kelly2Indigenous people2foreign policy2sport2graphic design2State Library of Victoria2social justice2national security2popular culture2
Colin Holden notes how this portrait of Piranesi as an ancient Roman reflected Piranesi's values.
Colin Holden explains how Piranesi’s exaggerated scale celebrates the ancient Romans’ engineering work.
Colin Holden highlights details from everyday life in this print from Piranesi's Vedute di Roma.
Colin Holden discusses how the ruined villa in this print by Piranesi represents the folly of unrestrained power.
Colin Holden provides insights into the activities of the people portrayed in this Piranesi print.
In this video, Colin Holden suggests that classical and 18th-century worlds are compared in this print by Piranesi.
Colin Holden outlines the skill and artistry Giovanni Battista Piranesi brought to his printmaking.
Enter the always creative and sometimes strange world of the book artist with Senior Research Fellow Sarah Bodman.
Danger, book alert! In the age of the iPad, eBook and Kindle, are books dead?
Showing 18 out of 26 results